Eighth Annual REECAS Regional Conference
Saturday, April 27, 2002
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
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8:30-9:00 am
Coffee, pastries and registration (3rd Floor, Deady Hall)
9:15 am - 10:45 am
Session 1A: Case Studies in Ethnic Identities (Deady 301)
CHAIR: Julie Hessler, History, University of Oregon
- Anmaria Dutceac, Political Science, University of Maryland
Macedonia: The Surprising Country 
- Josette Baer, University of Zurich, Switzerland; University of Washington, Seattle
Boxing and Politics in Slovakia - Meciarism Roots, Theory, Praxis
- Biljana Bijelic, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
Stereotypes, Violence and Responsibility: The Case of Former Yugoslavia
Session 1B: Literature in Eurasia (Deady 306)
CHAIR: Katya Hokanson, Comparative Literature, University of Oregon
- Barbara A.Brown, Comparative Literature, University of Oregon
The Mask of the Dandy in the Poetry of Zinaida Gippius
- Mark Conliffe, Literature, Willamette University
Chekhov's 'Skuchnaia istoriia' as Coda"
- Tom Dolack, Russian and East European Studies/ Comparative Literature, University of Oregon
Schiller and the Poetics of Pavlova's Twofold Life
Session 1C: Environmental Issues in Russia (Deady 307)
CHAIR: John Baldwin, Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon
- Tom Rainey, History and Environmental Studies, The Evergreen State College
Struggling to Survive: the Current State and Status of Protected Areas in Tatarstan
- Ariadna Reida, Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College
Gas Exploration and a New Gas Pipeline to China from Irkutsk Oblast
- Tatiana Koveshnikova, Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College
Environmental Protection or Nature Preserves in the Samara Region
11:00 am -12:00 pm
Session 2A:The Impact of Tartu and Yuri Lotman (Deady 301)
CHAIR: Anne Lounsbery, Comparative Literature and REESC, University of Oregon
- Megan Dixon, Russian Studies, Principia College
Boundaries in the Kingdom of Heaven: A Poet Travels the New Russia
- George Rueckert, Comparative Literature, University of Washington, Seattle
The New Developments at the Tartu School of Semiotics: Peeter Torop's Totalnii Perevod
Session 2B: Music and Dance in Eastern Europe (Deady 306)
CHAIR: Carol Silverman, Anthropology, University of Oregon
- Jamie Lynn Webster, Folkore, University of Oregon
The Mysterious Voice! - American Women Performing Bulgarian Songs
- Amy Mills, Folklore and Anthropology, University of Oregon
Dancing Yourself, Dancing for Others: Changing Identities in Transylvanian-Romanian Folkdance Ensembles
Session 2C: Religious Structures in Eurasia (Deady 307)
CHAIR: Stephen Shoemaker, Religious Studies, University of Oregon
- Melinda Niekum, Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton
The Role of Shrines and Temples in the Urban Sogdian Community: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective from Contemporary Bukhara
- Joby Patterson, Independent Scholar, Eugene, OR
Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Basin: Centuries of Peasant Building and Cultural Diffusion
Session 2D: Polish Identity in Periods of Change (Deady 303)
CHAIR: Julie Hessler, History, University of Oregon
- Jan Cavanaugh, Independent Scholar, Portland, OR
The Visual Art of Partitioned Poland Around 1900
- Anna Nadgrodkiewicz, Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
The Decade of Polish Transformation
LUNCH
12:15 pm -1:30 pm (3rd Floor, Deady Hall)
1:30 pm - 2:50 pm
Plenary Session on Ten Years After the Soviet Union (Deady 208)
- Stephen Hanson, Political Science/REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
- Janusz Bugajski, Center for Strategic International Studies, Washington, D.C.
- Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington, Seattle
- Mikhail Myagkov, Political Science, University of Oregon
3:00 pm -4:15 pm
Session 3A: Urban Planning and Resource Management in Russia (Deady 301)
CHAIR: Alan Kimball, History, University of Oregon
- Nathaniel Trumbull, Geography, University of Washington, Seattle
Transportation, Urban Form, and the Environment in St. Petersburg: Challenges and Opportunities
- William Richardson, Interdisciplinary Arts and Science, UW Tacoma
Bolshoi Vladivostok: Architecture and Urban Planning in the Stalinist Era
Session 3B: Economies in Transition (Deady 306)
CHAIR: Marta Mikkelsen, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
- Margarit Mamikonyan, Central Bank of Armenia, Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, Seattle
Exchange Rate Adjustment and Economic Performance in Armenia 
- Tanya Wanchek, Economics, University of Washington, Seattle
Property Rights, Trade, and Investment: Exploring the Assumptions in Transition Economies
- George Wright, Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
Economic Performance among Central Asia's New Nations - False Starts or Promising Beginnings?
Session 3C: Historical Memory's Impact in Post-Communist Central Europe (Deady 307)
CHAIR: Anindita Banerjee, Comparative Literature and REESC, University of Oregon
- Caroline Vanderkar, Anthropology, University of Oregon
Memory as Ideology: Village Relations and the Personal Histories of Czech Villagers
- Zuzana Jelokova, Political Science, University of Maryland
Nationalism, Democracy, and Historical Memory in Slovakia
4:20 pm -5:20 pm
Session 4A: The Bulgarian Experience (Deady 301)
Chair: G. James Patterson, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology, Eastern Oregon University
- Tsvetanka Spassova-Stoyanova, Law, University of Washington, Seattle
Bulgaria During the Years of Transformation - Legal Aspects
- Lidia Karmadjieva, International Studies, University of Oregon
Implementing International Conventions against Minority Discrimination in Bulgaria after the Collapse of Communism: A Case Study of the Romani Population
Session 4B: Current Issues in Central Asia (Deady 306)
CHAIR: Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington, Seattle
- Justin Odum, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
The Meskhetian Turks: A Deported People Continue to Suffer
- Zulfiya Lafi, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
The Geopolitical Situation in Central Asia and Its Effect on Post-Soviet Central Asian States
Session 4C: Post-Communist Health Risks and Education Problems (Deady 307)
CHAIR: Tom Rainey, Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College
- Daniela Penicková, Anthropology University of Oregon
Sociocultural Aspects of Gambling in the Post-Communist Czech Republic
- Autumn Lerner, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
Soviet Silence and Sex Education in Contemporary Russia
5:30 pm-6:00 pm
Trio Slavej Lecture/Demonstration (Collier House)
6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Reception (Collier House)
We welcome students and faculty from institutions of higher learning throughout the Northwest, as well as the general public. Admission to the conference is ABSOLUTELY FREE, although advance registration is required by April 15th. You will need to reserve your box lunch at that time, but payment ($6) is not required until the morning of the conference.
To register, please call (206-543-4852) or send an e-mail message to: reecas@u.washington.edu with the following information: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, sandwich preference (Turkey, Roast Beef, Ham or Vegetarian) and place of work/study. Please remember that you must register by April 15th, if you would like a boxed lunch. Small travel stipends may be available to graduate students traveling from outside the Eugene area, and carpooling may be arranged from Seattle and other cities.
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